India, March 26 -- At least 23 people died in Bangladesh's Rajbari district on Wednesday after a bus plunged into a river, reportedly while trying to get onto a transport ferry. A rescue and search operation was launched to find those missing. Track updates on Iran-US war

The accident took place in the southwestern district of Rajbari at the Dauladia terminal when the bus fell into the Padma River at about 5.15 pm on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported, quoting officials. The bus was carrying at least 50 passengers, according to Bangladeshi news outlet Prothom Alo.

The deceased include 11 women, eight children, and four men, and while 22 bodies have been handed over to their kin, one is yet to be claimed, Bangladeshi news outlet Daily S...